Quiz submission record for quiz7-1-1 at Mon Aug  2 09:28:06 2004:

Your Answer for Question 1:
A VA refers to a memory block called a page located on the hard drive.  A PA refers to a memory block located on the main memory (faster).  The CPU produces a VA and is turned into a PA by a combination of hardware and software (this is what the book says... man... I'm gonna look for a better answer...).

Your Answer for Question 2:
By allocating pages in fixed-sized chunks it becomes convenient because it eliminates the need to find a specific contiguous block of physical memory.  Bigger chunks are good because more of the data will be held right next to each other, eliminating the need to put themin different noncontiguious spots.  Smaller chunks would be good because it would be easier to find smaller chunks to put in a PA.


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